Ron DeSantis' signing of the Parental Rights in Education bill into law, an executive producer at the Walt Disney Company claimed the company's leadership has been welcoming to her "not-at-all-secret" gay agenda.
The gay flag is still featured on pins, ball caps, mouse ears, t-shirts, polo shirts, and masks.Īs CBN News reported in March, in a leaked video from a Disney staff meeting concerning Florida Gov. Last year, the company promoted at least 30 products featuring the LGBT rainbow flag in conjunction with iconic characters and trademarks, including Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Stitch, Donald Duck, the Pixar animation logo, the Star Wars logo, and the Marvel logo. This includes sales of Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars Pride Collection merchandise," the statement continued.Īs CBN News has reported, Disney has marketed LGBT-themed clothing to children since 2018.
"The Walt Disney Company will be donating all of our profits from the Disney Pride Collection sales now through June 30, 2022, to organizations that support LGBTQIA+ youth and families. The merchandise is being sold through its theme parks, Disney retail outlets, and online. The company also said they would be donating all profits from sales of the new collection. "We stand in solidarity with our LGBTQIA+ community everywhere." "The Disney Pride Collection was created by LGBTQIA+ employees and allies at The Walt Disney Company and is a reflection of their incredible contributions and place at the heart of the company," Disney said in a statement. It comes out prior to the month of June, which LGBT advocates celebrate as a so-called pride month. All of the products in the new Disney collection are emblazoned with the LGBT movement's rainbow pride flag. The new clothing line, which had previously been referred to as the Rainbow Disney Collection, launched on Monday.
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We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter.Disney has released their new "Pride Collection," a clothing line for children that comes on the heels of the entertainment company's adversarial response to Florida's new parental rights in education bill and amid its escalating attempts to include LGBTQ themes and characters in children's animated series and other programming. The Hill has removed its comment section, as there are many other forums for readers to participate in the conversation. The Hill has reached out to Disney for comment on Russia’s letter. “The release of ‘Out’ on Disney+ represents a huge step forward for The Walt Disney Company in establishing itself as a welcoming home for stories about all loving couples and families, including LGBTQ ones,” Jeremy Blacklow, GLAAD’s director of entertainment media, said at the time. National LGBT advocacy group GLAAD said at the time of the film’s release that the story represented Pixar and parent company Disney’s “legacy as a place for heartwarming stories about finding one’s own inner strength in the face of life’s challenges.” With the help of some magic, the man turns into a dog, which complicates his effort to hide evidence that would reveal his identity to his parents. The animated, 9-minute film, which includes an on-screen, same-sex kiss, centers around a young man who is struggling to come out to his parents. Human rights groups have condemned the legislation, arguing that it promotes harmful and hostile ideologies toward homosexuality and the LGBT community.ĭisney’s short film, which was first released in May of last year as part of Disney+ SparkShorts series, was produced by Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, and was the first short film for both companies to feature an LGBT main character and storyline.
In addition, a 2013 Russian law banned the distribution of “propaganda on non-traditional sexual relations” among young people, according to Reuters. The definition was officially signed into law last month. While same-sex relationships are legal in Russia, the country in a national referendum last July voted to officially define marriage in the country as a union between a man and a woman. Reuters reported Friday that Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, sent a letter to Disney warning that it is against Russian national law to distribute content that “denies family values and promotes non-traditional sexual relationships” to children. Russia is warning Disney against screening and promoting its short film, “Out,” which was released on Disney+ last year and features a gay man as the central character.